Allan, Ontario (1891 census)
Allan was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 317. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.899°N, 82.348°W.
Population
In 1891, Allan had a population of 317: 169 male and 148 female residents. Population density was 3.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 305 |
| 1891 | 317 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized territory—Ter. non-organisé, 1901 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Allan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 55 |
| Number of families | 55 |
| Number of females | 148 |
| Number of males | 169 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 87 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP F | 148 |
| POP M | 169 |
| POP TOT | 317 |
| Total population | 317 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 105 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 117 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 222 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 317 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 52 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 52 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 32 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 52 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 13 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 358 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,260 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,072 |
| Acres of hay crops | 855 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,458 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,718 |
| Acres of oats | 198 |
| Acres of potatoes | 31 |
| Acres of turnips | 10 |
| Acres of wheat | 211 |
| BAR AC | 13 |
| BAR BU | 213 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,094 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,950 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,025 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 278 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,103 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,200 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 14 |
| HAY AC | 855 |
| HAY TONS | 1,126 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 115 |
| Number of chickens | 1,364 |
| Number of ducks | 13 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 61 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 32 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 50 |
| Number of milk cows | 180 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 63 |
| Number of other cattle | 306 |
| Number of oxen | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 1 |
| Number of sheep | 447 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 121 |
| Number of swine | 215 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 228 |
| Number of turkeys | 29 |
| OAT AC | 198 |
| OAT BU | 4,094 |
| PEA BU | 5,950 |
| POT AC | 31 |
| POT BU | 4,025 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 23 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,611 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 18,155 |
| RYE BU | 278 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| WHT AC | 211 |
| WHT FALL BU | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,103 |
Other recorded variables (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 25 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 27 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| BUTTER LB | 18,155 |
| CATTLE KS | 115 |
| CHEESE LB | 23 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 105 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 117 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 222 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,611 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 32 |
| DUCKS | 13 |
| FAMILIES | 55 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 0 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,364 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 50 |
| HOUSES | 52 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 32 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 20 |
| HOUSES W | 52 |
| INF 11 A | 1 |
| MD FEM | 40 |
| MD MALE | 47 |
| MD TOT | 87 |
| MILK COWS | 180 |
| NAME CD | Algoma (Eastern Division-Est.) |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 61 |
| OC TOT | 63 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 306 |
| OTHERS | 317 |
| SHEEP | 447 |
| SHEEP KS | 121 |
| SUP AM | 2,458 |
| SUP FOR | 7,260 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 358 |
| SUP SC | 2,072 |
| SUP TOT | 9,718 |
| SWINE | 215 |
| SWINE KS | 228 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 52 |
| TUR AC | 10 |
| TUR BU | 3,200 |
| TURKEY | 29 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
| WORKING OX | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON046044— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON046044— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Allan, Ontario (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/allan-on046044-1891/.